U54 Basic Sorcerer

[Tobril]

Build Audience

Players new to the sorcerer class.

If you are an advanced player you may still find some useful information and your input is certainly welcome.



Build Purpose

A simple low investment sorcerer for your main or alternate account.

Comfortably solo 1-6 skulls and contribute in groups at 7+.

Perform CC and some DPS in Legendary Hard current raids and R1 old raids.

This is not a pure DC build. You will have to target the weak saves of monsters.



Google Doc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing



Build discussion and R4 play:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt2I8PfPDhk



The same quest on R6 with Despair and Vengeance reapers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_mWUYo9euw

[Sam-u-r-eye]

Really nice write up dude. Definitely will be my go to for people with questions.

Some minor stuff I'd add/do differently differently:
1) Easy Utility Gear:
a. Epic Ring of Spell Storing, Legendary Ring of Spell Storing, from Sands. The base item can be purchased with Funerary Tokens now.
b. Epic Normal Jeweled Cloak from end reward in Epic Gianthold, Epic Phiarlan Mirror Cloak from House Phiarlan, Mantle of the Worldshaper from Threnal.
2) dropping color spray for 2s deflect arrows in EK, as an option. Spending last 6 points for 1st tier in sprint boost for farming.

[C-Dog]

Good job!

Couple suggestions...

Other races like tiefling or dragonborn are more optimal and require purchase.

Both Tiefling and Dragonborn are now F2P.

(@ new(er) Players: Currently, the only "Premium" races are Aasimar, Shifter and Tabaxi. Warforged is the new Drow, and can be earned with 400 Total Favor.)

Build Audience

Players new to the sorcerer class...

"Players new to sorcerer class" may not have Tomes, spec. a Strength Tome, and/or may only have a +2 at best. Recommending a starting Strength of 8 is asking for Encumbrance. It can be hard to notice Medium Encumbrance (-5% run speed), and that could spell disaster for a Sorcie who relies on kiting speed. (Heavy Enc. is -12%, and is pretty noticeable and far worse for both longevity and general questing speed.)

I'd strongly suggest a comment re new players (without Str tomes) to drop the 18 Con to 17 or 16 (still ample!) and put 3-6 pts into Str. (Imo, when you're paying 3 build points for +1 Con it becomes diminishing returns; there are better places to spend those last 3 or 6 points.)

Similarly, you list 5 skills (+1 option) - but 8 Int with a non-human race (which you indirectly recommend) only gets 1 skill point/level. Some comments in the direction of priority and "Why?" those skills are key might be helpful to new(er) players who could be confused on that point (and or taking a 17 Con and starting non-human w/ +2 pts into Int (and, in this case, at least 1 point into Str).

[Tobril]

Good job!

Couple suggestions...


Both Tiefling and Dragonborn are now F2P.

(@ new(er) Players: Currently, the only "Premium" races are Aasimar, Shifter and Tabaxi. Warforged is the new Drow, and can be earned with 400 Total Favor.)


"Players new to sorcerer class" may not have Tomes, spec. a Strength Tome, and/or may only have a +2 at best. Recommending a starting Strength of 8 is asking for Encumbrance. It can be hard to notice Medium Encumbrance (-5% run speed), and that could spell disaster for a Sorcie who relies on kiting speed. (Heavy Enc. is -12%, and is pretty noticeable and far worse for both longevity and general questing speed.)

I'd strongly suggest a comment re new players (without Str tomes) to drop the 18 Con to 17 or 16 (still ample!) and put 3-6 pts into Str. (Imo, when you're paying 3 build points for +1 Con it becomes diminishing returns; there are better places to spend those last 3 or 6 points.)

Similarly, you list 5 skills (+1 option) - but 8 Int with a non-human race (which you indirectly recommend) only gets 1 skill point/level. Some comments in the direction of priority and "Why?" those skills are key might be helpful to new(er) players who could be confused on that point (and or taking a 17 Con and starting non-human w/ +2 pts into Int (and, in this case, at least 1 point into Str).

Updated with all these suggestions. Totally forgot about changes to race availability.

[Tobril]

Really nice write up dude. Definitely will be my go to for people with questions.

Some minor stuff I'd add/do differently differently:
1) Easy Utility Gear:
a. Epic Ring of Spell Storing, Legendary Ring of Spell Storing, from Sands. The base item can be purchased with Funerary Tokens now.
b. Epic Normal Jeweled Cloak from end reward in Epic Gianthold, Epic Phiarlan Mirror Cloak from House Phiarlan, Mantle of the Worldshaper from Threnal.
2) dropping color spray for 2s deflect arrows in EK, as an option. Spending last 6 points for 1st tier in sprint boost for farming.

Some of this applies to every build...spell absorb, jibbers, potions, scrolls, skill swaps...

Question to anyone: Would it be more helpful to include the "gear checklist" in every build file and/or make a separate document?

[Jeromio]

Many thanks for this Tobril!!! Very useful... lots of good advice.

I'm currently doing a combination of racial and epic lifes as sorceror. It would be nice to have some levelling advice when it comes to gear... especially lvls 20-28.

[Josielynn]

...a. Epic Ring of Spell Storing, Legendary Ring of Spell Storing, from Sands. The base item can be purchased with Funerary Tokens now...

Knew what you meant, but it's Antique Bronze Token, not Funerary Token.

https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Antique_Bronze_Token

[Seydlitz]

Really nice write up dude. Definitely will be my go to for people with questions.

Some minor stuff I'd add/do differently differently:
1) Easy Utility Gear:
a. Epic Ring of Spell Storing, Legendary Ring of Spell Storing, from Sands. The base item can be purchased with Funerary Tokens now.
b. Epic Normal Jeweled Cloak from end reward in Epic Gianthold, Epic Phiarlan Mirror Cloak from House Phiarlan, Mantle of the Worldshaper from Threnal.
2) dropping color spray for 2s deflect arrows in EK, as an option. Spending last 6 points for 1st tier in sprint boost for farming.

Okay, I missed something I really should have seen... how do you buy items with those tokens?

[Seydlitz]

Okay, I missed something I really should have seen... how do you buy items with those tokens?

NVM, I see now

[Tobril]

Many thanks for this Tobril!!! Very useful... lots of good advice.

I'm currently doing a combination of racial and epic lifes as sorceror. It would be nice to have some levelling advice when it comes to gear... especially lvls 20-28.

There's probably some nice level 20 Desert or Vault of Night itemization.

There's a few body slot options for using Cannith Crafted stat boosts at 20 and 26 to help boost DCs. Those levels in particular because of the new level 20 sets and old raid items at 26.

(I already ran all my planned lives and just used the same Sharn set that I planned for at cap)